Coin carrier



April 3, 1951 c. PRIESMEYER COIN CARRIER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 16, 1948 W m .L MEN r@ m @M U ha L The main ejector ward 25 has a tail piece 28 in which is a slot 29 loosely receiving the lower end 30 of a pusher arm 3| which is hinged at 32 to the back 22 of the holder. A convenient hinge mechanism may be provided by striking forwardly as at 33 the margins of cuts 34 in the holder back to receive trunnons 35 on the upper end of the pusher arm. An actuating lever 36 for the pusher arm is similarly hinged as at 31 on the holder back 22 at the lower end of the lever and has a trigger extension 38 which terminates in a finger or thumb piece 39 accessible to the hand of the operator at the front of the device and at the side of the tube I2.

To retract the pusher arm 3| and with it the main ejector ward 25, resilient means are provided represented in the present instance by the leaf spring 40 which is riveted as at 4I to the upper part of the holder back 22 and the free resilient lower end of which presses on the pusher arm 3|. At this time, the actuating lever 36, trigger extension 38 and thumb piece 39 are raised to the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

When the thumb piece 39 is pressed upon by the operator, the actuating lever 3-6 drops forwardly against the pusher arm 3| to cam or move the lower end of this arm forwardly against the resilience of the leaf spring 49 and to cause reciprocation or sliding movement of the main ejector ward 25. The ejector ward tail piece 28 is desirably upturned as at 42 to guard against the lower end 38 of the pusher arm slipping out of the slot 29. Selective means are provided for interlocking the auxiliary wards for or from reciprocation, by inverting the wards as desired.

The auxiliary wards 21 rest on the main ejector ward 25, one above the other, and have struck tongues 43 at each side thereof which project to one face of each ward leaving notches 44 in the opposite face of the auxiliary ward. The main ejector war'd 25 has notches 45 in its side edges which when the auxiliary ward next above it has its tongues 43 facing downwardly, receive the tongue 43 in the notches 45 to interlock this particular auxiliary ward with the main ejector ward to cause sliding movement therewith.

Similarly, this may be effected of all of the auxiliary wards 2'I, in this instance all three of them, as shown in Figures l to 6 inclusive, by having all of the auxiliary wards arranged -with their tongues 43 facing downwardly, the two uppermost auxiliary wards having their tongues 43 interlocked with the notches 44 in nn auxiliary ward next therebelow.

`Superposed on the auxiliary ward is the keeper ward 26 which is not interlocked at any time to slide with the main ejector ward. However, the keeper ward 26, is, in accordance with the present invention, desirably removable from the ward frame I6 to facilitateselective arrangements of the auxiliary wards as will be explained. For this purpose, the releasable detent 46 is provided, in this instance in the form of a yoke member hinged by each horn thereof as at 41 on the side walls II and I8 of the ward frame I6 and thus adapted to drop down into position in front of the forward edge of the keeper ward 26. When in this position, it retains the keeper ward in register with the tube I2 when the main ejector ward, and, if so arranged, one or more of the auxiliary wards, are slid forward when the thumb piece 39 is pressed upon as shown in Fig. 6. The pusher arm 3| moves freely between the legs I of the keeper ward. The yoke 46 is desirably arcuate to conform to the arcuate front edges of the wards and has a horizontal rearward extension 48 which limits its downward movement when in position as a detent, by engagement with the ward frame.

When a stack of coins, a few of which are indicated by the dotted lines 49 (Fig. 2) are in the tube, having been inserted therein through the mouth I4 to i-lll or substantially ll the tube, the coins will drop down by gravity to occupy not only the lower end of the tube but also a coin will fall into place in the coin opening 25a in the main ejector ward 25 and into each of the coin openings 21a in the three auxiliary wards 2'I. For this purpose, they will drop through the coin opening 26a in the keeper ward 26, and, incidentally, a coin will also take a position in this keeper opening 26a.

When, now (the parts being arranged as shown-A in Figs. l to 6 inclusive), the thumb piece 39 is pressed upon by ward 25 will be three of the auxiliary wards 21, each (that is, the main ejector ward and the auxiliary wards) carrying with it the coin which is disposed in its coin opening. When the main ejector ward and the auxiliary wards move forwardly, under the influence of the actuating lever 36 to the position shown in Fig. 6, the coin openings 25a and 21a will 'then be brought into register with they coin cutout 24 in the holder base 2|, and four coins (the coins carried by the main ejector wardv and the three auxiliary wards) will drop by' gravity into the hand of the operator, which it may be assumed is there to receive them. Here, all the auxiliary wards function as ejector wards.

Upon release of the thumb piece 39, the main ejector ward and the three auxiliary wards interlocked therewith are retracted or rcciprocated rearwardly under the influence of the spring 40, and when again brought into register with the tube I2, as in Fig. 2, four more coins will drop by gravity, one into each of the coin openings 25a of the main ejector ward and the coin openings 2'Ia of the three auxiliary wards, to repeat the operation of ejecting another group of four coins if desired.

If now it be desired to change the device so that only three coins will be ejected at a given operation of the thumb piece 39, the operator may himself, following the present invention, readily make the following changes after first temporar-v ily ejecting all of the coins from the magazine:

By simply lifting the detent 45 and inserting a pin or pencil point in the hole 5D in the forward margin of the detent ward 26 this may be slid out of the device. When this is removed, it may be used as a tool to remove the auxiliary wards. For this purpose, the legs 5| of the keeper ward are beveled at their rear ends as at 52 so that these legs may be slid under the auxiliary wards and the latter lifted out of interlock with the main ejector ward, whereupon they may be slid forwardlyout of the device.

This having been done, the wards are rearranged by the operator somewhat as shown in Fig. thus: The two lowermost wards are arranged with their tongues 43 facing downwardly. This locks the two lowermost wards to the main ejector ward and to each other to slide in unison. The topmost auxiliary ward is, however, inverted and arranged with its tongues 43 facing upwardly and these tongues are then received inside the side notches 53 in the keeper ward 26.

Thus, when the keeper ward 26 and this uppermost of the auxiliary wards are slid into Vthe the operator, the main ejector slid forwardly and with it all' 'housing-frame le, 4and J'the detest #is ioweree ger lis 'pressed upononly ltwo of the auxiliary wards will y*slide forward with the main 'ejector ward and lthus only three coinswill rkbeejected into thehan'dof the operator, as shown rvin Fig. 7. 'Here only twoA offthe auxiliary wards function as ejector wards, the third or upperm'ostfunctioning'as a keeper ward.

l"Similarly, when only-two coins are-desired to be'ejected the operatormay rearrange V'them as showniin Fig. 8 in which thetwo'uppermost auxilifafry wa'rds are interlocked with the-keeper'ward and with `reach vother and only the lowe'rmost auxiliary'wardis interlocked with the mainejector'ward, so that only the latter and one rauxiliary ward will slide forwardly when the trigger is pressed. Here theupper two auxiliary wards function as Vkeeper'wards'and only the lowerm'ost as an ejector ward.

Similarly, if only 'one coin is desired to be ejected, the voperator vmay f arrange the wards Y as shown in Fig. 9 in which all three of theeauxiliary wards are interlocked 'with thekeeper ward and with each other, so that only Athe main ejector' ward slides'forward whenthe triggeris pressed and thusvonly one'coin drops out. -`I-Iere rnone ofthe auxiliary wardsfunction as-`ej`ector `wards but allais keeper wards.

Thel pusher 3| and tail piece 213-132V ofthe-main ejector ward,lcan move freelybetweenthelegs of the other wards whenless than all of thelatter move,'said legsstraddling the pusher/arm for this ,purpose whileproviding outer edges in which'thetongues'andnotches are formed.

It will be understood thatthe holder, as seen for example in Fig. '1, may be one of several such holders arranged side'bylside on amounting plate or otherwise secured together-inI a battery, one, say, for half-dollars, one for quarters, one for dimes,"one vfor nickels,"one forpennies, and one for tokens.

The inventionis not intended to be limited to details Yof i construction shown: for purposes .of illustration; and .suchchangesmayzbe maderas fall within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the invention.

The invention having been described, what is here claimed is:

1. In a coin carrier of the class described, the combination of a holder, a base in the holder having a coin cut-out, a ward frame over said base, an ejector ward slidable on the base within the frame and having a coin opening registrable with said cut-out, a pusher arm pivoted on the holder and having an end in actuating relation with the ejector ward, a slot in the ejector ward loosely receiving said pusher end, resilient means for actuating the pusher arm, separable auxiliary wards superimposed on the ejector ward, notches at each side of the ejector ward, struck out transverse tongues on the auxiliary wards at each side on one face of each auxiliary ward, said tongues leaving notches on the opposite faces of the auxil- 'f iary wards whereby the tongues on the ward next above the ejector ward may be received in said notches in the ejector ward and tongues on the ward farther above the ejector ward may be repivoted on the 'frame depressible to restrainmovee mentlofthelkeeper ward butLelevatabletn zpermit removallof the keeper .ward with .theauxiliary Cal ceived in the notches formed by forming the 75 thirds,` andwatubular; coinmagazine `carriedinithe holder on-.saidfframe,"the keeperwardrhavingfza coin opening .in register .with :the .magazine and with the coin openings in the 'wards lwh'ensthe latterlareretracted.

.'2. .In a 'coin .carrier of the Yclass :.describedtthe combination oila holder,1aibase.in theqholder havingfafcoin. cut-out, a wardzframexover .said base, an .ejector fwardslidable .on '.the; floor :within *.the frameV and having. a .coin opening. registrable with said cut-out, .resilient means for reciprocating the. ej ector ward, separable auxiliary wards superimposedon theejector ward,.notches'ateach side of .the .ejector ward, 'struck out tongues ;on the auxiliary wardsrat '.ea'ch-side .on-'.one.'v face *of .each auxiliary ward, said .tonguessleaving notches .sin the oppositeiaces 'of itherauxiliary rwards wherebythe tongues onthe vzardnextgabove.thezejector ward ymay be .received in said anotches :in the ejector .'ward'and .tongues on the ward farther above .theejector ward may be 'received in :the notches formed by-.forming theitonguesion. award next,below,;the 'auxiliary wards fhaving vcoin vopenings Vadapted to .register 'with lthe-:ejector 4ward opening .when the. auxiliarywardsare locked for movement therewith byLsaidtongues. and notches, alkeeperiseparably receivedl in the framev above the .uppermost auxiliary v.ward also having aside notches receiving said tongues whenthesauxiliary wardv next. below r is inverted, a .detent pivoted :on

theframe depressiblepto lrestrain movementzofI 1 .th'ekeeper .butelevatableto.permitremoval ofthe keeper with the :auxiliary iwards; and a .tubular coinf magazine vcarried inLthe' holderon `said frame, thekeeper having'a .coin opening in register with the. magazine and with the coin'openingsrin the wards `when .thelatter are retracted.

13. fInr'a .coini carrier of' the J. class .described,f an ejector ward having la coin opening, separable auxiliary wards superimposed on the ejector ward, notches at each side of the ejector ward, struck out tongues on the auxiliary wards at each side on one face of each auxiliary ward, said tongues leaving notches in the opposite faces of the auxiliary wards whereby the tongues on the ward next above the ejector ward may be recevedin said notches in the ejector ward and tongues on the ward farther above the ejector ward may be received in the notches formed by forming the tongues on a ward next below, the auxiliary wards and ejector ward having coin cut-outs adapted to register when the auxiliary wards are locked for movement with the ejector ward by said tongues and notches, a keeper separably received inthe frame above the uppermost auxiliary ward also having side notches receiving said tongues when the auxiliary ward next below is inverted, a detent pivoted on the frame depressible to restrain movement of the keeper but elevatable to permit removal of the keeper with the auxiliary wards, the keeper having a coin opening registrable with the coin openings in the wards.

4. In a coin carrier of the class described, an ejector ward having a coin opening and separable auxiliary wards superimposed on the ejector ward, notches at each side of the ejector ward, struck out tongues on the auxiliary wards at each side on one face of such auxiliary ward, said tongues leaving notches in the opposite faces of the auxiliary wards whereby the tongues on the ward next above the ejector ward may be received in said notches in the ejector ward and tongues on the ward farther above the ejector ward may be received in the notches formed by forming the tongues on a ward next below, the auxiliary wards having coin openings adapted to register with the ejector ward opening when the auxiliary wards are locked for movement therewith by said tongues and notches.

5. In a coin carrier or the like, in combination, a vertically disposed magazine, a coin ejector ward slidable beneath the magazine, an auxiliary coin ward superposed on the ejector ward, a keeper member superposed on the auxiliary ward, a formation on the auxiliary ward extending from one face thereof, openings in the ejector ward and keeper member respectively receiving said formation in selective positions of the auxiliary ward, the opening in the ejector ward receiving said formation in one selective position of the auxiliary ward and the opening in the keeper member receiving said formation in inverted position of the auxiliary ward, and a detent releasably holding the keeper member against sliding movement with the ejector ward, the auxiliary ward sliding with the ejector ward in its rst mentioned position and being held by the keeper member from sliding movement with the ejector ward in its second mentioned position, the detent being shiftable to a position permitting sliding movement of the keeper member with the ejector ward to permit removal of the auxiliary ward for selective inversion to vary the predetermined number of coins ejected.

6. In a coin carrier or the like, in combination, a slidable coin ejector ward, an auxiliary ward superposed on the ejector ward, a keeper member superposed on the auxiliary ward, a formation on the auxiliary ward extending from one face thereof, openings in the ejector ward and keeper member respectively receiving said formation in selective positions of the auxiliary ward, the opening in the ejector ward receiving said formation in one selective position of the auxiliary ward, the open.

ing in the keeper member receiving said formation in inverted position of the auxiliary ward, the auxiliary ward sliding with the ejector ward in its first mentioned position and being held by the keeper member from sliding movement with the ejector ward in its second mentioned position, and a second auxiliary ward having a formation extending from one face thereof in register with said openings in the ejector ward and the keeper member, each auxiliary ward having an opening in its face opposite its face having said formation to receive the formation o n the other auxiliary ward selectively.

7. In a coin carrier or the like, in combination, a vertically disposed magazine, a coin ejector ward slidable beneath the magazine, a pusher arm having an end in actuating relation with the ejector ward, an auxiliary coin ward superposed on the ejector ward, a keeper member superposed on the auxiliary ward, a formation on the auxiliary ward extending from one face thereof, openings in the ejector ward and keeper member respectively receiving said formation in selective positions of the auxiliary ward, the opening in the ejector ward receiving said formation in one selective position of the auxiliary ward and the opening in the keeper member receiving said formation in inverted position of the auxiliary ward, and releasable means holding the keeper member against sliding movement with the ejector ward, the auxiliary ward sliding with the ejector ward in its first mentioned position and being held by the keeper member from sliding movement with the ejector ward in its second mentioned position, the auxiliary ward and keeper member being cut away in the path of the pusher arm to permit free movement of the pusher arm independently of the auxiliary ward and keeper member.

CHARLES PRIESMEYER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 569,912 Farnell Oct. 20, 1896 792,923 Porter June 20, 1905 1,465,409 Baur Aug. 2l, 1923 

